[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 13 June 2014
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County *June 13, 2014 * NYNY1406.13 - Birds Mentioned WHITE-FACED IBIS+ ARCTIC TERN+ WHITE-WINGED DOVE+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Red-throated Loon Common Loon Horned Grebe NORTHERN FULMAR Cory’s Shearwater Great Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Glossy Ibis Black Vulture Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Peregrine Falcon Semipalmated Plover WHIMBREL Dunlin WILSON’S PHALAROPE Lesser Black-backed Gull Gull-billed Tern Black Tern Arctic Tern Royal Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Barred Owl CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW Whip-poor-will Acadian Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Common Raven Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER Blackpoll Warbler Kentucky Warbler Mourning Warbler Hooded Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysarc44nybirdsorg If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to: Gary Chapin - Secretary NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) 125 Pine Springs Drive Ticonderoga, NY 12883 Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Number: (212) 979-3070 Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Gail Benson [~BEGIN RBA TAPE~] Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 13 at 6:00 pm. The highlights of today’s tape are WHITE-WINGED DOVE, WHITE-FACED IBIS, NORTHERN FULMAR, CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, WHIMBREL, and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, plus a pelagic trip announcement. Certainly enigmatic is WHITE-WINGED DOVE, a species appearing every year or two on Long Island, occasionally in the spring, but they hardly ever stay long and their source and destination remain a mystery. A sighting of one on Tuesday at Cupsogue County Park in Westhampton Dunes fits this m.o. This bird was photographed in the scrub pines along the dirt road west of the parking lot by birders heading out to the flats using the beach route, which is now preferred over the muddy crossing north of the parking lot. A WHIMBREL and two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were also present at Cupsogue Tuesday; back on Saturday a BLACK TERN visited the flats there, but ARCTIC TERN has been less reliable than in recently past years, perhaps due to the more expansive flats that open up now out there. The WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen again Tuesday and Wednesday in the marsh north of Captree Island on the west side of the Robert Moses Causeway. If visiting there, park in the turnout near the Captree Island information sign and scan the adjacent marsh for the GLOSSY IBIS flock. The WILSON’S PHALAROPE that was at Shirley Marina County Park was last reported Sunday. Seawatching along Long Island’s south shore has met with only moderate success lately. Last Saturday a CORY’S SHEARWATER was reported off the Rockaways and another CORY’S and 5 SOOTY SHEARWATERS were off Shinnecock Inlet Saturday evening. A boat well south of Shinnecock Inlet on Wednesday did encounter 6 NORTHERN FULMARS along with 4 CORY’S, 16 GREAT and 4 SOOTY SHEARWATERS plus two WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS in the same area. Out in the Napeague area on the south fork a small number of CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOWS have been heard after dark along with some WHIP-POOR-WILLS in the pine woods around Napeague Bay, especially off Lazy Point Road and Napeague Meadow Road. Please do not harass these birds. Chuck numbers on Long Island continue to be sparse and irregular. Such a request also pertains to the YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS on territory at Connetquot River State Park, as these may be the only Yellow-throateds presumably nesting in the NYC region. A GULL-BILLED TERN was still at the Nickerson Beach tern colony west of Point Lookout last Sunday, and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen briefly the day before at Dreier-Offerman Park in Brooklyn, The Greenwich Stamford Summer Bird Count covering eastern Westchester and western Fairfield Counties last weekend recorded 134 species, highlights including both RED-THROATED and COMMON LOONS, 2 HORNED GREBES, 4 BLACK VULTURES, nesting BALD EAGLES, 6 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, PEREGRINE FALCON, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, DUNLIN, 2 ROYAL TERNS, BLACK-BILLED and YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, 9 BARRED OWLS, ACADIAN and ALDER FLYCATCHERS, 2 COMMON RAVENS, SWAINSON’S THRUSH, NORTHERN PARULA, and MAGNOLIA, BLACKPOLLL, KENTUCKY, MOURNING and HOODED WARBLERS. The ROYAL TERNS were a Count first. An overnight pelagic trip has been scheduled by See Life Paulagics from Freeport, Long Island, departing 8 PM on August 11th and returning the following evening at 6 PM. The objective is to be out at the continental shelf at dawn and work back. The trip is aboard the Star Stream VIII of the Captain Lou Fleet and
[nysbirds-l] Acadian Flycatcher 6/13
Down the rabbit hole like Alice to confirm ID of this flycatcher in Connetquot River St Park. Flew across the dirt road of the blue trail. perched on tree branch and sang note(s) then flew into another tree farther back. So: Appeared relatively large and long billed Appeared grayish above. (oh dear) Olive green tinge not evident in the overcast light and mist Was that a pale breast? Was the throat white/ whitish? Two wing bars buff or was that pale buffy whitish? Of course the evident eye ring. ;>) Ahhh the song, the key to ID: Was that a loud rising spit-a-KEET or an emphatic 2-note flee-see ? Was that a loud flat and strong squeaky pweest ? Or a sharp emphatic whut-ur-see ? Dare I grin like the Cheshire Cat? Diana Teta Long Island,NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Singing Canada Warbler, Crown Hts, BK
I haven't really been out looking for warblers lately as I'd assumed most had moved on, but while leaving my house this morning I was pleasantly surprised to hear the cheerful-sounding song of a Canada Warbler emanating from a honey locust street-tree near my apartment in Crown Heights. He was hopping around feeding between bouts of song. I wonder if the dense fog & rain grounded some late northbound migrants last night? Worth a park run most likely... Good continued migration! Gabriel Willow NYC Audubon -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Singing Canada Warbler, Crown Hts BK
I haven't really been out looking for warblers lately as I'd assumed most had moved on, but while leaving my house this morning I was pleasantly surprised to hear the cheerful-sounding song of a Canada Warbler emanating from a honey locust street-tree near my apartment in Crown Heights. He was hopping around feeding between bouts of song. I wonder if the dense fog & rain grounded some late northbound migrants last night? Worth a park run most likely... Good continued migration! Gabriel Willow NYC Audubon -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Singing Canada Warbler, Crown Hts BK
I haven't really been out looking for warblers lately as I'd assumed most had moved on, but while leaving my house this morning I was pleasantly surprised to hear the cheerful-sounding song of a Canada Warbler emanating from a honey locust street-tree near my apartment in Crown Heights. He was hopping around feeding between bouts of song. I wonder if the dense fog rain grounded some late northbound migrants last night? Worth a park run most likely... Good continued migration! Gabriel Willow NYC Audubon -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Singing Canada Warbler, Crown Hts, BK
I haven't really been out looking for warblers lately as I'd assumed most had moved on, but while leaving my house this morning I was pleasantly surprised to hear the cheerful-sounding song of a Canada Warbler emanating from a honey locust street-tree near my apartment in Crown Heights. He was hopping around feeding between bouts of song. I wonder if the dense fog rain grounded some late northbound migrants last night? Worth a park run most likely... Good continued migration! Gabriel Willow NYC Audubon -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Acadian Flycatcher 6/13
Down the rabbit hole like Alice to confirm ID of this flycatcher in Connetquot River St Park. Flew across the dirt road of the blue trail. perched on tree branch and sang note(s) then flew into another tree farther back. So: Appeared relatively large and long billed Appeared grayish above. (oh dear) Olive green tinge not evident in the overcast light and mist Was that a pale breast? Was the throat white/ whitish? Two wing bars buff or was that pale buffy whitish? Of course the evident eye ring. ;) Ahhh the song, the key to ID: Was that a loud rising spit-a-KEET or an emphatic 2-note flee-see ? Was that a loud flat and strong squeaky pweest ? Or a sharp emphatic whut-ur-see ? Dare I grin like the Cheshire Cat? Diana Teta Long Island,NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 13 June 2014
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County *June 13, 2014 * NYNY1406.13 - Birds Mentioned WHITE-FACED IBIS+ ARCTIC TERN+ WHITE-WINGED DOVE+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Red-throated Loon Common Loon Horned Grebe NORTHERN FULMAR Cory’s Shearwater Great Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Glossy Ibis Black Vulture Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Peregrine Falcon Semipalmated Plover WHIMBREL Dunlin WILSON’S PHALAROPE Lesser Black-backed Gull Gull-billed Tern Black Tern Arctic Tern Royal Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Barred Owl CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW Whip-poor-will Acadian Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Common Raven Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER Blackpoll Warbler Kentucky Warbler Mourning Warbler Hooded Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysarc44atnybirdsdotorg If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to: Gary Chapin - Secretary NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) 125 Pine Springs Drive Ticonderoga, NY 12883 Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Number: (212) 979-3070 Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Gail Benson [~BEGIN RBA TAPE~] Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 13 at 6:00 pm. The highlights of today’s tape are WHITE-WINGED DOVE, WHITE-FACED IBIS, NORTHERN FULMAR, CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, WHIMBREL, and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, plus a pelagic trip announcement. Certainly enigmatic is WHITE-WINGED DOVE, a species appearing every year or two on Long Island, occasionally in the spring, but they hardly ever stay long and their source and destination remain a mystery. A sighting of one on Tuesday at Cupsogue County Park in Westhampton Dunes fits this m.o. This bird was photographed in the scrub pines along the dirt road west of the parking lot by birders heading out to the flats using the beach route, which is now preferred over the muddy crossing north of the parking lot. A WHIMBREL and two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were also present at Cupsogue Tuesday; back on Saturday a BLACK TERN visited the flats there, but ARCTIC TERN has been less reliable than in recently past years, perhaps due to the more expansive flats that open up now out there. The WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen again Tuesday and Wednesday in the marsh north of Captree Island on the west side of the Robert Moses Causeway. If visiting there, park in the turnout near the Captree Island information sign and scan the adjacent marsh for the GLOSSY IBIS flock. The WILSON’S PHALAROPE that was at Shirley Marina County Park was last reported Sunday. Seawatching along Long Island’s south shore has met with only moderate success lately. Last Saturday a CORY’S SHEARWATER was reported off the Rockaways and another CORY’S and 5 SOOTY SHEARWATERS were off Shinnecock Inlet Saturday evening. A boat well south of Shinnecock Inlet on Wednesday did encounter 6 NORTHERN FULMARS along with 4 CORY’S, 16 GREAT and 4 SOOTY SHEARWATERS plus two WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS in the same area. Out in the Napeague area on the south fork a small number of CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOWS have been heard after dark along with some WHIP-POOR-WILLS in the pine woods around Napeague Bay, especially off Lazy Point Road and Napeague Meadow Road. Please do not harass these birds. Chuck numbers on Long Island continue to be sparse and irregular. Such a request also pertains to the YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS on territory at Connetquot River State Park, as these may be the only Yellow-throateds presumably nesting in the NYC region. A GULL-BILLED TERN was still at the Nickerson Beach tern colony west of Point Lookout last Sunday, and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen briefly the day before at Dreier-Offerman Park in Brooklyn, The Greenwich Stamford Summer Bird Count covering eastern Westchester and western Fairfield Counties last weekend recorded 134 species, highlights including both RED-THROATED and COMMON LOONS, 2 HORNED GREBES, 4 BLACK VULTURES, nesting BALD EAGLES, 6 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, PEREGRINE FALCON, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, DUNLIN, 2 ROYAL TERNS, BLACK-BILLED and YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, 9 BARRED OWLS, ACADIAN and ALDER FLYCATCHERS, 2 COMMON RAVENS, SWAINSON’S THRUSH, NORTHERN PARULA, and MAGNOLIA, BLACKPOLLL, KENTUCKY, MOURNING and HOODED WARBLERS. The ROYAL TERNS were a Count first. An overnight pelagic trip has been scheduled by See Life Paulagics from Freeport, Long Island, departing 8 PM on August 11th and returning the following evening at 6 PM. The objective is to be out at the continental shelf at dawn and work back. The trip is aboard the Star Stream VIII of the Captain Lou Fleet and
